Tales of the Tape: The Missing Fights Part 2 of 6: 10/11 Hal Gill vs. David Clarkson

by JDunman on Apr 30, 2009 8:35 AM EDT in Fights

We've still got a few days before the Penguins kick off their second round against the Capitals, so let's take a look at another fight I missed during the regular season. We're going back to the home opener against the Devils - with Hal Gill vs. David Clarkson.

This was a decent scrap, though not as fast and furious as some people (myself included) prefer. Gill starts out the aggressor, giving Clarkson a few shots and yanking his helmet off, but fails to capitalize on the advantage. Clarkson connects with a shot that seems to briefly shake Gill and connects with a couple more before pulling Gill's helmet off. Finally, Gill catches Clarkson's arm and pushes the grapple to the ice, where the linesmen come in.

I'm saying draw.

NOTE: You may be wondering where the fights from the first round with Bill Guerin and Max Talbot are. For that, I have to apologize - my non-Pensburgh life has been a little hectic lately, and I quite simply hadn't had the chance to sit down and put anything up for them. I've got one post coming covering both of those - which really isn't going to be much. Neither fight was worth much, save Talbot shushing the crowd after his.

Poll

Who won the fight?

Hal Gill

28 votes

David Clarkson

17 votes

Draw

26 votes

71 votes | Poll has closed

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any fights you cant find go to hockeyfights.com everything is there updated daily.

by Mathews on Apr 30, 2009 11:16 AM EDT reply actions

I am quite familiar with that site.

Let's go Pens!

by JDunman on Apr 30, 2009 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions

I know I’m biased, but I gave Clarkie the win. He’s my favourite Devil after Travis Zajac, and part of the reason I like him so much is because he is such a pit bull. Here he took on a guy with about seven inches and fifty pounds on him and still managed to hold his own, landing a couple of good punches before the refs broke it up (though I do acknowledge that Hal Gill has never really been much of a fighter – like many other players that stand around six-and-a-half feet tall, he doesn’t have a very good center of gravity and he has trouble finding balance).

by kellyn on Apr 30, 2009 1:19 PM EDT reply actions

Hey, we welcome all opinions.

Let's go Pens!

by JDunman on Apr 30, 2009 7:09 PM EDT up reply actions

Thanks! Everyone here has been really nice to me even though I’m a Devils fan, but I’ve always liked the Penguins and am rooting for them going forward. The upcoming series against the Capitals should be really exciting. Go Pens!

by kellyn on Apr 30, 2009 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions